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Gravel around house
Hi,
Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon |
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"Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon So the rain will soak up most of its downpour |
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On 5 Feb, 13:02, Huge wrote:
On 2008-02-05, Jon wrote: Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Drain Thanks guys. Nice simple explaination. |
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On Feb 5, 1:02*pm, "George" wrote:
"Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon So the rain will soak up most of its downpour Can we have that again, in English, please. MBQ |
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"Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon If you had soil against the house wall the rain would splash it up the wall and it would look unsightly. Shingle prevents this. I doubt very much it would be for drainage on a seven year old house. mark |
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:02:01 GMT, "George"
wrote: "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon So the rain will soak up most of its downpour And at dead of night you might hear folk approaching your house. |
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On Feb 5, 2:54*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:02:01 GMT, "George" wrote: "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon So the rain will soak up most of its downpour And at dead of night you might hear folk approaching your house.- Hide quoted text - Apparently burglars don't like it because they cannot make a quick silent getaway. Robert |
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On 05/02/2008 14:59, RobertL wrote:
Apparently burglars don't like it because they cannot make a quick silent getaway. Any burglar incapable of avoiding a 6" strip of gravel is going to spend rather more time staring at 6'x6' walls than actually nicking stuff. |
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message ... On 05/02/2008 14:59, RobertL wrote: Apparently burglars don't like it because they cannot make a quick silent getaway. Any burglar incapable of avoiding a 6" strip of gravel is going to spend rather more time staring at 6'x6' walls than actually nicking stuff. Too true,they don't walk up the sides of the stairs for nothing. ;-) |
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mark wrote:
"Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon If you had soil against the house wall the rain would splash it up the wall and it would look unsightly. Shingle prevents this. I doubt very much it would be for drainage on a seven year old house. mark It's not, it's bone-idleness on behalf of the groundworkers who couldn't be arsed cutting flags / block paving to fit around all the gulleys and pipes etc. |
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"Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon Litter tray for all of the neighborhood cats? -- Steve |
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as well as damp
gravel will slow down plants like ivy from rooting too near and damaging the house like they have done to mine! -- [george] ~ [g] ~ ~ ~ ~ 07970 378 572 ~ ~ www.dicegeorge.com ~ ~ (c)2008 ~ ~ ~ "Jon" wrote in message ... Hi, Our seven year old house has approx six inches of gravel around the edge of the house, all the way around. I've seen this on quite a few newer houses and wondered if there was a particular reason for it being there or if it's merely decorative? Thanks, Jon |
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George (dicegeorge) wrote:
as well as damp gravel will slow down plants like ivy from rooting too near and damaging the house like they have done to mine! With this post I most certainly agree gravel stops horrid plants like ivy from being so bold and getting a hold and making the house look just like a tree |
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